Recap

Rex had been sent to this world of warrior students, crazy creatures, and misguided criminals. All by the curiosity of Breach, but he soon learned that she did it to save him from Van Kleiss and Rex has been trying to live in this crazy world as one of them, all while trying to keep his powers a secret.

But it couldn't last forever.

For his powers ended up recorded by a stranger and shown on the news of him battling the White Fang and winning.

After a shocking and difficult initiation, many of people that watched the news video plus Beacon's students, were asking questions to themselves.

The main question of which was: How was a young man, who looked younger than most of the future Huntsman and Huntresses, minus Ruby, so freaking powerful. And how did he keep it hidden for a few months here at Beacon.

Some of the many other questions were: How many of those metal builds does he have at his disposal? Is powers some kind of semblance or are they something else. And finally, what was the source of his power that allowed him to create those power builds of his.

Weiss and Blake were suspicious of this boy long before it was made public and were both intent on discovering what power he wields that is able to put to shame the abilities and skill of Huntresses and Huntsman alike.

As soon as the both of them walked up to Rex and demanded to know his power, he was defended by Ruby and Yang, saying that he helped them and shouldn't jump to conclusions.

They agreed at first but soon, they decided that the best course of action was to hunt him down and interrogate him. All they had to do was follow him undetected and when the time is right ambush him from the shadows and interrogate him in the darkness in hopes of finding out his secret. Just like in the books Blake reads.

But Blake soon began to see that he was a nice guy. Defending Velvet like that, and training with Jaune to make him better. And how he was able to save her from roman and defeating the White Fang.

But when they came back to Beacon after getting Blake back, they were suddenly chased by a crowd of students, to which they didn't know why. But they soon met with Team JNPR in their room and they showed Team RRWBY that the reason that they were being chased by the crowd was because Rex's powers had been broadcasted on the news and that crowd was chasing them to get some answers out of Rex about his powers and Oum knows what else they might want to know.

Rex was in a bigger pickle now then ever.

But now, how is Rex going to live, knowing that he's painted a target on his back now.

Lets see.


(Cue This will be the Day by Jeff Williams)

{Instrumental}

(The scene opens up with Ruby Rose kneeling at Summer's gravestone near the Cliffside Forest, as Red petals are flying off of her.)

'They see you as small and helpless'

(In the midst of a snowstorm, she looks up and sees a figure wearing a white cloak, with a red interior, nearly identical to hers, that looks as if a person is wearing it before dissolving into white rose petals.)

'They see you as just a child'

(The moon then starts to scatter as the sky changes color, and a huge gust of wind kicks up snow and rose petals from Ruby's cloak.)

'Surprised when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild'

'Prepare for your greatest moments'

(The camera pans to the left with the snow and rose petals, revealing the title of the show.)

"The Evo of Remnant"

'Prepare for your finest hour'

(Weiss Schnee is seen under a spotlight in the Schnee training room , possibly preparing to sing as she closes her eyes.)

'The dream that you've always dreamed is suddenly about to flower'

(Blake Belladonna appears next on the screen, standing on a branch in Forever Fall forest, then disappearing suddenly when a branch passes over the camera. In the background, outlines of Adam Taurus's mask and face are seen over the moon.)

(Yang Xiao Long looks over the city where Junior's club is situated, as she is checking her scroll before looking up at dark clouds ahead of her as she then rides off on her motorcycle, BumbleBee, in a cloud of smoke and away from the city.)

'We are lightning'

(Several creatures of Grimm including dozens of Beowolves, Ursa, a Deathstalker, and a giant Nevermore flying at the camera are seen with some dark, mysterious shapes are over the grimm creatures.)

(Roman Torchwick and a few of his henchmen appear as Roman points his cane at the camera.)

'Straying from the thunder'

(The scene then bursts into fire, as the three silhouettes of Mercury Black, Emerald Sustrai and Cinder Fall are visible through the flames, as the camera zooms in on Cinder's right eye.)

'Miracles of ancient wonder'

(Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are preparing to fight a horde of shadowy, grimm creatures surrounding them, but before they attack, they all hear something over their heads and look up to see a gradient red looking circle above them. Suddenly, something orange and big falls out of the circle and the four get out of the way as it impacts the ground where they were.)

'This will be the day we've waited for'

(They turn their heads to see Rex Salazar, with his Smack hands out, as he leaps towards them and gets in a stance as he faces the grimm ahead of them. The girls smirk and do the same as they all start to charge towards the grimm and begin to fight them.)

'This will be the day we open up the door'

(Looking at a statue of a man and woman on a cliff over a Beowolf, Jaune Arc is joined by his teammates, which are Pyrrha Nikos, Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie, as they all look up to the sky to see Rex flying in with his Boogie pack and lands and props his elbow on the man's head as he just smirks at the group.)

'I don't wanna hear your absolution'

(Nora jumps and cheers, Ren bows his head, Pyrrha places her hand on her heart and bows to him, and Jaune tries to do the finger pistol but Rex just shakes his head in embarrassment but sees a Nevermore flying away so he activates his wings again and flies after it.)

'Hope you're ready for a revolution'

(Ozpin, holding his cane and his mug, and Glynda Goodwitch, with her scroll, look onward while at the railing of the front of the school's airship, which flies off as several smaller craft soar around it. Soon they turn to see Rex flying next to them as he gives them the thumbs up while soaring down into the Emerald Forest, while Glynda shakes her head in annoyance, while Ozpin merely smirks while he drinks his coffee.)

'Welcome to a world of new solutions' 'Welcome to a world of bloody evolution'

(A quick shot of each of the girls and Rex in Team RRWBY with their symbols: Ruby with a red rose symbol; Weiss with a white, stylized depiction of a snowflake; Blake with a black, stylized depiction of a belladonna flower; Yang with a yellow burning heart; and Rex with a spinning, orange gear; as the emblems appear before a black background.)

'In time, your heart will open minds'
'A story will be told'

(Ozpin and Glynda, Jaune and his teammates, Yang, Blake and Weiss all stand at the doors of Beacon Academy, and at the front is Ruby, wielding Crescent Rose, and Rex Salazar as he has his B.F.S. but soon brings it back into his arm. Soon Ruby looks over his shoulder at Rex as she holds Crescent Rose up as she cocks the gun back, while Rex just smirks as he holds his left hand up as blue lines appear on his hand.)

'And victory is in a simple soul'

(Soon, an orange and dark red slam together behind Rex and Ruby with each colors behind them, respectively, as the two friends look at each other, smiling as the title appears above them.)

"The Evo of Remnant"


Beacon Dorms

The next morning(June 21)

It was morning time the next day and Rex was struggling to wake up. And it was understandable.

After finding out that his powers were now shown on the news to other people either in the area or however much the tv station broadcasted to, his mind became racked with questions about what was going to happen to not only him but to the others around him.

Would this bring a ton of criminals to the school now?

How are the people of this school going to react to seeing his powers. And after being at the school for more the a month and a half? Or so.

Would this draw that Salem person to the school or not?

So many questions kept flooding his mind that he didn't get much sleep last night. With just a few hours of sleep, the sun began to shine on Rex's eyes as he groggily woke up. He sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes. He couldn't see it but he had a feeling there were bags under his eyes now. He looked up and saw Ruby and Weiss were still asleep in bed.

He looked over his shoulder and saw that Yang and Blake were still napping to. He then looked over to see Team JNPR napping on the floor next to each other.

He then breathed through his nose and smelled a nasty smell.

"Yeesh. Can't have that around. Gotta protect my image" said Rex in a nervous way, trying to make himself feel less stressed. He knew it was a long shot but he was still chock full of questions and concerns that they wouldn't go away. So he hoped that cracking a joke would lighten his mood but it didn't work.

"So much for not standing out from the rest" mumbled Rex as he grabbed a towel and began heading to the door to go take a shower. He figured that since they didn't hear anymore people banging on the door that they went home. So he figured he could open the door now.

As he grabbed the door handle he began to think "Well, maybe this world has seen crazier stuff and seeing me out there won't be so strange and catches people attention" he thought.

Good thought...

...but wrong.

The moment he twisted the handle and opened the door, he was bombarded by loud voices asking questions and several camera flashes. Even in that brief moment, he figured all the people at the door were both students and news people.

Rex fought back with all his strength to try and close the door to keep the people out but the force of curious students and needy news people were pretty strong.

But he then remembered that they were already here because they saw his powers. So he decided "Aww, what the heck."

He placed his hands on the door and then formed his Smack Hands and he was able to close the door on all the people outside the door and even with the door closed, he could still hear the people cries from outside.

Rex began to breathe a little heavy but his face became a distraught one as he rubbed his hands down his face in exasperation.

"I knew this might happen" he said but he was interrupted by the faint sounds of ruffled sheets. He turned around to see that rest of his team and team JNPR waking up.

"What's with all the noise? I was having a nice dream of cookie island. But for some reason there was a girl with Red hair in it and a boy with shark teeth in it. I was so confused but the cookies were amazing" said Ruby in a grumpy slash happy tone.

"I had dream of nothing but soft plump pancakes falling from the sky all day. With vats of syrup all around me" said Nora in a dreamy state.

"Her dreams may have changed but this one isn't better from the last one" said Ren as he rubbed his eyes.

"For once I agree. I was having a nice beauty sleep" said Weiss in grumpy voice.

Yang heard her and said "Bet that takes weeks to happen" as she snickered at her own joke.

Ruby and Blake just groaned at her joke while Weiss just scoffed in disbelief.

When he teammates and friends stopped talking, Rex sighed as he said "It's what I feared would happen if people saw my powers. That was a bunch of curious teens and news people, judging by the flashes I was blinded by" as he sat back down on his seat and laid his head in the opposite direction of his pillow.

Hearing this, the girls and JNPR could see the look of distraught on his face. Still remembering what he had told them yesterday, they could tell that Rex wasn't having the best of days.

"Ok, so some people found out about your powers. That's nothing to be ashamed about. Now you can openly fly to class. Or drive to class and you won't be late for class" said Ruby trying to cheer her friend up.

Rex just looked up at Ruby and groaned as he said "Some people. SOME PEOPLE?! Ruby, that thing was on the news, meaning multiple people have seen me use my powers. So what if I can now use them openly. Now I've painted myself a target on myself and it could lead to problems I wanted to avoid!" yelled Rex as he stood up in frustration, making Ruby cower into her blanket and shook fiercely.

Rex saw how he scared his leader and sighed deeply as he said "I'm sorry Ruby. Its just I thought that I'd be able to avoid this problem. People learning about my powers but now that people know, I'm worried about whats going to happen now" as he stared at he ceiling.

"Yea, that may be true, but I mean if you can take on the White Fang, there's probably nothing you can't stop" said Yang as she hopped down from her bed.

"I agree. You can break someones knees just by snapping your fingers" said Nora as she held a fist up.

"Not helping, Nora" said Jaune as he rubbed his head, trying to wake up.

"That doesn't change the fact that now that people have seen my powers, how are they going to react? Will I be welcome or will I be an outcast? I don't know and its frustrating me" said Rex as he held his head between his hands and just groaned in frustration.

The girls and JNPR then looked at each other and they could tell that Rex was frustrated at this whole thing but Yang sat down on his bed and said "Even if people won't like you or are afraid of your powers, you still got us, Rex" as she pointed to her teammates in front and behind her.

"Yea. We've been behind you on this. We've kept our mouths shut about your powers so you can trust us" said Pyrrha as she stood up and joined the two.

"Even so, I'm worried that I've caught the attention of the criminals around here. And it makes me worry that I've painted a target to this school. Who knows who might be coming after me and my powers? I mean, from what I've heard from Blake, those White Fang guys are trouble and I've never seen them before. So I don't know what they might do now" said Rex in a worrying way.

Everyone in the room could understand his worries and rightfully so. The criminals they've faced before are real tough ones and they've met some greedy people in their lives so they could understand his worries.

"Rex is right you guys. No doubt the White Fang has seen the news so they probably know about his powers and that could spell problems for us" said Blake as she sat up.

"Yea but you saw how he took them down the first time at the docks right. He can handle them, no problem" said Ruby but was met with a back hand to the head, curiosity of Weiss.

"Oww. What was that for, Weiss?!" groaned Ruby as she rubbed her head.

"Stop waving off these issues like they're nothing. We can't always rely on him. We have to fight ourselves as well" said Weiss.

"Yea but its still nice to know that he's there to save us. That he's on our...

VRRRRR

VRRRRR

Ruby was interptuped by a vibrating noise, to which they all turned and saw it was Rex's scroll on the book shelf behind his bed.

Rex sat up from his bed and grabbed his scroll. He opened it and saw he had a text message.

From Director Ozpin.

Rex read it and then stood up from his bed and walked over to the closet.

"Who was that?" asked Ruby.

"That was Opzin. He wanted to talk to me. It's obviously about the news thing" said Rex as he stepped into the closet to change his clothes. He then stepped out and was wearing his old clothes.

"Do you think he's going to talk about what to do with you, now that people know about your powers?" asked Yang in question.

"Probably. Anyways, I'll go see what he wants to talk about" said Rex as he walked towards the door but then stopped at the door. He still heard the mumbles outside and knew that he couldn't make it out that way.

He sighed and turned around and began walking towards the windows. He still had his face is distress and the rest saw this.

He then opened the windows and the others could tell what he was planning on doing. Before he left, he felt someone grab his arm, to which he turned and saw it was Yang.

"Are you sure about this Rex?" asked Yang.

Rex sighed and said "People have seen me on the news and have probably spread it throughout the whole school, so there's no point in trying to hide it now."

Yang could still see he was bothered by it all but knew that she couldn't stop him so she let go on his arm and sat back down on the bed.

Rex then stepped up on the bookshelf and then jumped right out the window. The girls saw this and immediately went to the window. As he jumped, Rex formed his boogie pack and then flew straight up, past his team's window.

The teams was surprised by him flying by the window but after that shock, they saw him flying up towards Beacon tower, where Ozpin's office was.

"Do you think what Ozpin has to say will be good?" asked Jaune in a nervous way.

He then felt Yang put her hand on her shoulder as she said "Whatever it is, good or bad, we should at least be there for Rex at this point."

Ruby hummed in agreement as she saw him fly closer to the top as she said "Yea. Yang's right. That's all we can do for now."


Beacon Tower

Ozpin's office

Rex flew to the top of the tower but along his way, he saw several students across the ground and all of them were looking up at him.

He sighed as he said "Well, it was bound to happen. Wonder what the old man's got to say to me?" as he flew closer to the window.

As he was close to the window, he noticed the Ozpin was standing by the big glass window. He moved his hand forward and opened up the window.

Rex flew in close and stepped on the window sill and deactivated his wings as he stepped into the building.

"Ahh good. Seems you did get my text. I would've preferred you just walk here and not make more of a scene, but I saw the camera footage by your dorm rooms and I can understand" said Ozpin as he began walking away from the window.

"Yea, but if I'm being honest, that was bound to happen sometime" said Rex as he scratched his head. He then looked close at Ozpin and noticed that he had dark bag under his eyes.

"Yeesh. Bag check for the old man's eyes" said Rex as a joke as he stepped in. He then noticed Glynda was by his desk, messing around with her own scroll. He looked up from her scroll and saw Rex had entered the room. She turned back to her scroll and went back to doing what she was doing as she didn't care much for his joke.

Ozpin merrily chuckled through his nose as he said "Yes, I know they're visible. That's mainly because... I've been up all night thinking" as he and Rex walked over to his desk as he took his seat and Rex took on across from him.

"Thinking about what?" asked Rex as he raised his eyebrow. Hearing this, Glynda out down her scroll and paid attention to what Ozpin was going to say next.

Ozpin sighed as he said "As we all know, your powers were shown on the news some how by some unknown person" as Glynda looked at Rex who had a small look of worry on his face.

"And because of that, people have not only seen your powers but the students that have met you know that that's you. And Oum knows who they've told. And I know I'm going to be getting calls soon. Normally, I'd scold you for disappearing like that and fighting battles that you shouldn't mess with, but unfortunately, we have bigger problems that we need to address and deal with right now" said Ozpin in a bit of an angry tone but soon changed to a grave sounding tone.

Hearing this, Rex could tell this wasn't good. He knew that with people know seeing his powers, it would've no doubt caught the attention of the criminals in this world. And since he battled the White Fang, they defiantly won't let this battle be forgotten.

"I take it you're talking about the criminals who have no doubt taken in interest in my powers" said Rex to Ozpin.

Ozpin took a sip from his mug as he said "Well yes. I had a feeling that if your secret got out, no doubt, the many criminal masterminds in this world would have taken an interest or liking to your powers. They are nothing like they've seen before, which is true, given what you've said to us, Rex" as he took another sip.

"Yea I know. But I do want to know something" said Rex to Ozpin.

Ozpin raised his eyebrow as Glynda just watched as Ozpin asked "And what might that be?"

"Did you just bring me here to mention that? Cause I kind of figured that would happen. But judging from your tone, there's something serious you want to talk with me about. I may not be the brightest of the bunch but I've recognized the grave sounding tone, meaning that there's something serious you want to talk with me about" said Rex as he said it in a serious voice.

This surprised both Ozpin and Glynda a bit as they were surprised he was able to understand that it was something serious to talk about. But their faces grew to ones of worry. They knew they had to tell him the truth. He was on the news, meaning "She" probably has either seen him or has been notified of him and his powers.

Ozpin set his mug and cane aside from him and leaned forward on his desk as he said "Indeed, Rex. There is something serious that we need to discuss. And if I'm being honest with myself, its more dangerous than the White Fang's army. Even more than any other criminal in the world" in his grave tone again.

Glynda stepped forward and said "Are you sure about telling him this, Ozpin?" in a serious but also worried tone.

"Yes I am, Glynda. It's what I've spent all night thinking about. Hence why there's bags under my eyes and I'm drinking more coffee than usual" replied Ozpin to Glynda as he took another sip.

Rex could feel the tension between the two as he just sweat dropped at how the two were in locked eye contact and them grunting over this decision.

Speaking of decisions, Rex was curious as to what Ozpin was talking about but he had a feeling he knew what it was.

No doubt, he was talking about Salem.

If she was as powerful as Paradox said, then this would be more grave than the White Fang or any other criminals. But Paradox didn't exactly say anything else about her. Other than she was strong and powerful. So maybe this would be a good time to gain some insight about her.

His thoughts were stopped when he saw Glynda step back to Ozpin's side and Ozpin faced him and said "Rex. I always feared that this might happen but I prayed that your powers would never be founded... Because there's someone that would destroy anything for powers like yours. Or just as bad, kill you as so those powers won't stop her" in a grave tone as he held his head low.

"Her?" asked Rex.

"Yes, Her" said Ozpin as he took a deep breathed and sighed heavily.

"Rex, what I'm about to tell you, Nobody else must know about this" said Ozpin to Rex in a serious tone.

This made Rex straighten up a bit as he waited to hear what he was going to say.

"Rex, you've told us about your powers and where you're from so it's fair that we do the same and talk to you about something about this world" said Ozpin as he locked his fingers together and leaned his chin on them.

Rex raised his eyebrow as he said "What exactly do you mean by that?" in a questioning tone.

"Rex... these creatures of grim aren't just a part of this world. They are controlled by something...evil... or I guess its someone... but she isn't human anymore" said Ozpin in his serious tone.

This confirmed Rex's suspicion but he decided to press on by saying "Who exactly is "She?" And what do you mean control the grim?"

Ozpin lifted his head and said "She's...A dangerous being...and with everything on the news, she's no doubt seen your powers on screen... and that troubles me dearly..."


One Explanation later...

After a while, Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch began to explain to Rex about not only Salem, but also how magic was real in Remnant, even after the birth of humanity, Dust, Aura, Semblances and the Creatures of Grimm. They also told him an old story about the 4 seasonal maidens and how that they were actually real.

As soon as they finished the story of magic and the four seasonal Maidens, Rex silently crossed his arms with his eyes closed as he was trying to absorb all of the information that he learned.

It was all a huge eye opener but these things weren't the things that really worried him. It was when they told him about the mysterious female master of these mindless beasts, who called herself Salem. And how Ozpin explained that she will either steal him away and try to take his powers for herself or kill him as so he wouldn't be a threat to her plans. Or I guess, be a nuisance to her.

Guess Paradox wasn't wrong. Though he wondered why he didn't tell him then and there about Salem. But it was too late to even worry about that now.

After explaining the whole situation, Rex leaned back in his chair and rubbed his hair, a bit surprised at the information they just told him. He should be more shocked about it all but after dealing with sudden info with his life in providence, the tension tends to be boring and just not there anymore

Ozpin took a swig from his cup as he and Goodwitch looked at each other with worry as they feared the info might've been too much for him.

"I do have to say, judging by your reaction to everything, I expected you to be more shocked and surprised by this info that you might have questions?" asked Ozpin to Rex, who was still taking in the info.

"Of course I have questions...but after dealing with sudden info sayings with my life at Providence, the tension just gets kind of boring. But this info was not what I expected to hear" sighed Rex as he looked down at the floor.

"Sure, of course" replied Ozpin as he sighed.

"So let me get this straight...these Maidens..." said Rex as he had one eyebrow raised and said "They're powerful fighters that don't need Dust to use magic."

"Indeed" answered Ozpin.

"And there are four of them?" asked Rex to the two.

"Yes. And its always been that way for many years" answered Goodwitch, as she pushed her glasses up.

"Which means that whenever one of them dies, the power transfers to someone that they cared about but it only seems to transfer to females?" finished Rex asking the two adults.

"Whoever was in their thoughts last, but yes. The maiden powers always transfer to females and never males. It is an important distinction, and our best option is to find someone we can trust. Regardless, their souls become combined, in a way" replied Ozpin as he leaned his elbows on his desk.

"You see, Rex, The previous Fall Maiden, Amber, had been attacked. She was young as well as inexperienced with the maiden powers. And her assailant somehow managed to steal some of her power, but not all of it. We were afraid that if we didn't do something, the rest would go to her as well" explained Ozpin.

He then saw Rex was still surprised by the news so he decided to say "I can understand that this is all very hard for you to swallow. But I hope you can understand why we've kept things like this from the world and others."

Rex sighed as he said "Well, if I'm being honest, these maidens of power are kind of like me, in a sense" as he rubbed his neck.

This made the teachers look at each other in question as Ozpin turned back to Rex and said "What exactly do you mean by that?"

"When my powers soon became apparent to my world, Van Kleiss and other villains came after me and tried to take my powers. So I guess I can understand why you would want to keep this secret. But this is still a lot to swallow."

"Reasonably understandable. But you have to understand, I knew that I had no choice but to tell you, Rex" said Ozpin as he took his elbows off his desk.

"Why is that?" asked Rex, as he wanted to know but had a feeling he knew the reason. From what Paradox told him, Salem was a very powerful opponent so he figured that there had to be other people who knew about her. But he still wanted to keep it a secret so his friends wouldn't get involved, like what Ozpin was doing.

"Because now that your secret is out, she might be planning something for you. And I needed to warn you about her because I know the type of person she is and she will stop at nothing to reach her goals" said Ozpin to Rex.

"Ok, then why you are telling me all of this, Professor?" asked Rex to the headmaster.

Ozpin and Glynda looked at each other and then back at Rex.

"Rex, Salem is a deadly person. She will stop at nothing to get her hands on what she wants. And what she wants is the relics and the maidens powers. And if she's seen you on the news, you've become a target for her. And I needed to warn you as so you know what to do if you come in contact with her, or at least know what to expect in the future. But I pray that it never happens. But theres another reason that we're telling you all this" said Ozpin in a sincere tone.

"What is it?" asked Rex,

"The reason that we're telling you these things is that you understand the importance of what we're trying to protect here. You see, the four seasonal Maidens are very important to us is because they hold the key to the Relics" said Ozpin.

"Relics? What do the chess pieces have to do with the maidens?" asked Rex as he recalled the chess pieces that his teammates had to get in the Emerald Forest.

"No, not those relics, Rex" replied Ozpin, chuckling at Rex's confusion.

"Glynda, why don't you go ahead and tell him?" suggested Ozpin to his associate.

"Sure thing, Ozpin, if you don't mind" replied Glynda to Ozpin, who replied back with a nod, prompting her to look at the Evo in front of her as she started to explain the story to him.

"Long ago, there were two brothers. The older sibling, the god of light, found joy in creating forces of life. Meanwhile, the younger brother, the god of darkness, spent his time creating forces of destruction. As you can imagine, they both had pretty different ideas about how things should go" said Glynda in a serious tone.

Rex heard the whole good and evil aspect of this tale and couldn't resist but to make a joke.

So he interrupted the story and said "Like what? The Wicked Witch of the West going toe to toe with the Goodwitch of the North" as he snickered at his jokes.

"What?!" exclaimed Goodwitch, along with Ozpin were a bit taken back from the irrelevant question.

"No! What does that even mean?!" replied Glynda in an angry tone at his irrelevant words. But to Rex, it sucked that no one understood his joke. Glynda recomposed herself as she continued the story about the Brother Gods.

"Anyways, The older one would spend his days creating water, plants, wildlife. And at night, his brother would wake up to see all the things that the elder had made and become disgusted. To counteract his brother's creations, the god of darkness brought drought, fire, famine, all he could do to rid Remnant of life. Life always returned. So one night, the younger brother went and made something. Something that shared his innate desire to destroy anything and everything. Something that would hunt people down" said Glynda in her serious voice, as Rex began to wonder what they was.

But he thought on Glyndas words about something hunting people down and that narrowed his options down.

He then answered by saying "The Creatures of Grimm."

"You guessed it" said Ozpin to Rex.

"The older brother finally had enough. Knowing that their feud couldn't last like this forever, he proposed that they make one final creation... together, something that they could both be proud of, their masterpiece" continued Glynda.

"What exactly was that master piece?" asked Rex as it sounded like it was something big.

"Well, the younger brother agreed that this last great creation would be given the power to both create and destroy. It would be given the gift of knowledge, so that it could learn about itself and the world around it. And most importantly, it would be given the power to choose, to have free will to take everything it had learned and decide which path to follow - the path of light or the path of darkness. And that is how Humanity came to be" said Glynda, but Rex was a bit confused.

This didn't sound like something big but just a metaphor for something.

"But... what does that have to do with them?" asked Rex.

"Well, that's the kicker" replied Ozpin.

"Indeed" said Glynda, continuing the story.

"See, the four gifts to mankind - knowledge, creation, destruction and choice - aren't just metaphorical. Each of them exists in a physical form, left behind by the gods before they abandoned Remnant, and each of them is extraordinarily powerful. If someone were to collect all four, they'd be able to change the world to anyone's needs or wants" said Glynda, but what she said next made Rex began to really worry.

"And that's exactly what she wants. The Huntsman Academies were created to train generations of Humanity's protectors, but they also serve another purpose - guarding the Relics. When Ozpin's predecessor founded the schools, he built them around the Relics to act as a fortress. Not only would they be easier to defend, but they would constantly be surrounded by trained warriors. The hope was that hiding them would keep mankind from using them against itself... and, of course, keeping them out of her reach" finished Glynda, explaining the long, and unnecessarily drawn out story of the Brother Gods and the Relics.

"So there's that" said Ozpin, finishing the story.

"And by she, you mean Salem?" asked Rex to Ozpin

"That's right. Not much is known about her. Quite frankly, that's not what matters. What matters right now is that she wants the Relics, and if she gets them, it's not going to end well" said Ozpin, grimly.

Rex began to understand more and more about the gravity of his situation. Not only was Salem powerful, but she also had an evil plan in mind. If she got her hands on the relics, she could do whatever she liked with the world. If he was being honest, it wasn't much different than his villains. But there was one more thing he wanted to ask Oz.

"Ozpin" said Rex in a serious tone.

"Yes?" asked Ozpin.

"I know understand how bad things are looking now but I have to know. Why are the four Maidens so important to the Relics?" asked Rex, wanting to know how are the four Maidens and the four Relics are connected.

"You see, Rex. The four Maidens each have the power to perform feats of magic, and they are the only ones capable of reaching the Relics" answered Ozpin.

"How?" asked Rex, wanting to know how these powerful elemental females are able to access these powerful items.

"The Relics are each locked inside a chamber that can only be opened by a specific Maiden. Winter for the gift of Creation, Summer for Destruction, Fall for Choice and Spring for Knowledge. But Spring is the problem" replied Ozpin to the EVO.

"What happened to her?" asked Rex as Goodwitch answered his question.

"She was determined, at first, when she inherited her powers, but the weight of responsibility proved to be too much for the child. She... ran away. Abandoned her training, and everyone. But that was over a decade ago. And there's no telling where she could be now" replied Glynda remembering what Ozpin told her

"Wow, that's kinda sad..." said Rex in sympathy.

"Indeed. I've had a friend doing some digging around in Mistral, but he hasn't found her and it makes me worry that she's either hidden or she's been taken by some bad people, somewhere out there in a place called Anima. When I asked him to do some research for finding the spring maiden, he told me that the leader of a Tribe, called the Branwen Tribe, in that town might know exactly where the maiden is" said Ozpin in a grave tone

"And who is this leader?" asked Rex.

Ozpin sighed as he said "Her name is Raven Branwen" in his grave voice, at the mention of her voice. He was also worried about her but not as much as Salem and finding out about Rex's powers.

He also had began to worry that if his old student, Raven Branwen, had seen Rex on the news, then she would be no different than anyone else in the world and try and either take his powers or force him to join her.

"Who exactly is this Raven Branwen? And why did you sound like she's... she's a bad guy, isn't she?" said Rex as he took a guess as to why Ozpin seemed to not want to talk about this leader.

"Well it's more of... she is a complicated woman. She leads that tribe in Mistral but what I fear the most is that she does in fact know where the maiden is" said Ozpin.

"What makes you think she knows where the Spring maiden is?" asked Rex, with a raised eyebrow.

"Because I've have a bad feeling that she has been lying to me and my colleague's. She's been gone for some time but I've been thinking why we haven't been able to find the Spring Maiden is because the Spring maiden is..." replied Ozpin, grimly but continued.

"Raven... herself, now" sighed Ozpin, as Goodwitch put her hand on her face as she groaned at the mention of her name.

"Wait, are you saying that this Raven may have killed whoever the other Spring Maiden was?" asked Rex

"Its a possibility" said Ozpin to Rex.

Hearing this made Rex a little bit angry at this Raven but he could see it in Ozpin's eyes that he's had a history with her but it wasn't his place to ask what it was so he decided to turn way from raven.

"Sheesh, I'm glad I didn't end up in this wilderness of Anima since I do not want to deal with her and her bandits. She sounds mean" said Rex, but figured he should keep an eye out for her, whatever she looked like.

"Indeed" replied Ozpin.

Rex sighed and then asked "Is there anything else I need to know at this moment?"

Ozpin began to think as he leaned back in his chair. He then leaned back forward and then said "At this moment, those are the main things I wanted to discuss with you. Salem is an evil woman and if she's seen you on the news, then we need to be prepared if she plans to do something to Beacon. If that is it, I'll let you head to class. Oh, and don't worry about the press and students. I've had the rest of the teachers deal with them. Hopefully, this won't happen again. But don't expect that you won't get any looks or asked questions when you head to class. But I'm sure you can handle that" as he waved his hand to his left, gesturing to the school.

"Yea, you're right. I mean, I can't blame them for wanting to ask questions. I am just that awesome after all" said Rex in his confident tone, earning a chuckle from Ozpin and a groan from Glynda.

"Good to see you're still the same confident boy as ever" said Ozpin as he still chuckled.

"Yes, that is just... wonderful" said Glynda in an annoyed tone. They both could obviously tell she was annoyed.

Ozpin then said "But there is one thing that me and Glynda have to ask you about" as Rex stopped in his tracks and faced Ozpin.

"What's that?" asked Rex.

"As you know me and Glynda know about Salem and the relics, but there are two more people who have no doubt seen the video and it concerns about what one will do next but its something we needed to address with you. Your answer will resolve what we need to do or will do" said Ozpin, in a serious voice.

Hearing this, Rex sat back down and asked "And who's that?"

"Another headmaster at another academy, James Ironwood of Atlas. But he's also the general of Atlas's army. And we wanted to let you know this because from what you've told us, you haven't had the best luck with military people" said Ozpin in a sincere way.

Hearing this, Rex knew where this was going. This Ironwood guy must be someone that they trust since he also knows about Salem. But when he said military, that already sent mixed messages to him. On one hand, this guy was someone they trusted with the info of Salem and the relics, so that should say that he can keep a secret.

But on the other hand, the fear of him getting taken away and experimented on brought back some...

...unpleasant memories for him.

Rex sighed as he said "And I take it you want me to say if it'll be ok to let him know who I am?" in a slight frustrated mood.

"Yes. But we understand that you probably don't want us to tell him, since you've probably been through enough with military people, I suppose" said Ozpin.

Rex closed his eyes as he began to think about what to do.

"Great. A military headmaster. Just what I needed. Bad enough I had to deal with White Knight in the beginning. And not the new White Knight. Now it might be like starting it all over again. But... Ozpin says that he also knows about the relics and Salem so he must be someone to trust with a secret. But its not of him keeping a secret. Its what he might try to do with that secret. Ugh, I hate making decisions like this" thought Rex.

As Rex was thinking about what to do, Opzin and Glynda just stood idly by as they saw him with his arms crossed and moving his head around.

"What is he doing?" asked Glynda in a slight annoyed manner.

"He's in deep thought. After all, this is his secret that he'll either want to tell Ironwood or not" said Ozpin to Glynda

Rex then opened his eyes and said "Well if he's someone that knows whats really happening, then I guess it might be ok with telling him. But on one condition" as he held up a finger.

Ozpin raised his eyebrow as he asked "And what might that be?"

"I don't want to tell him everything. Whenever he gets here, I want to tell him myself. I know that might not be a good thing to do but if he's a general of an army, I'm already skeptical. Even if he's someone you trust, he's going to have to work to earn my trust. It may not be ideal but I'm still learning more about this world and I don't want to go making friends with people in charge of an entire army. Cause armies also mean scientists and the last I want is to be strapped to a table and experimented on. So I'll tell a bit about me, just so he understands that he better not try to either steal my powers or do anything funny. As I've said, I've had bad experiences with military people and I want him to understand what might happen if he tries to do anything experimental with me" said Rex in a serious voice.

"I see. Well, I suppose it would be a good idea to do it face to face and not over a call. Less chance of people hearing" said Ozpin, as Rex nodded.

He then said "Who's the other person?"

"His name is Qrow Branwen. He would be the uncle to your partners Ruby and Yang" informed Qrow, surprising Rex.

"Uncle?" asked Rex but then heard his last name in his head and said "Wait, you said Branwen. Is he a part of Raven's tribe" in concerned way.

"To answer your questions yes, uncle. And as for the second one, more like was" said Ozpin as he then added on saying "He and his sister came to this academy together but he was the only one of the two that stayed while she went back to her tribe. But he's been a good friend of mine and has been traveling around doing secret missions for me but I know he might have questions if we ever meet, with me or you, so I want to know if we may share your secrets as well with him. Again, its your decision" said Ozpin, trying to be considerate.

Rex began to think about it as he then said "This is a lot already. So far, just you two know the actual truth of me, and now this Ironwood guy is going to have questions so I can tell he's probably going to be a pain. But I guess if Salem is as bad as you say, then I guess we're all going to need to be on the same page, so I guess you can talk to this Qrow guy and I'll talk to Ironwood. But I don't know this Qrow guy yet, so if you do see him and he asks about me, only tell him this" as he scratched the back of his head.

Ozpin raised his eyebrow as he said "What exactly would you want me to Glynda to tell him?"

Rex sighed as he said "If you see him, tell him this. Tell him that I'm a dimensional traveler from across another world. In my world, I was infused with a special tech that allows me to grow my builds. And I've fought creatures bigger than the grimm out there, but with more variation, colors, and powers. And it was through those fights that I gained my strength and endurance. Like I said, I've been in a military or government branch. And at first, I struggled with them, but I soon began to trust them. And that should be good. Enough about me and not all revealing of my personal info. The rest will be something he'll have to work for to gain my trust and I might explain more about me" finished Rex as he rocked in his chair slowly.

"I see. Very well then. I know that this is a lot for you but in our trying time, we need all the help we can get so I hope that you understand our situation" said Ozpin, still trying to be considerate of Rex.

Rex sighed as he said "Yea, I know but its still a lot to work with. But I guess it can't be helped. Maybe having a general of a whole army would be nice to have by our side but I'll have to see what this general is like" as he leaned back in his chair.

Ozpin hummed in acknowledgement as he said "I'm glad you're understanding this whole problem."

Rex hummed in agreement as he then stood up and said "Right, well I better get going. Can't keep my teammates waiting" as he began making his way to the elevator.

"One more thing before you go" said Ozpin, stopping Rex in his tracks and turned to face Ozpin.

"As we've kept our promise to keep your powers a secret, even if that's failed right now, we still ask that you not speak of this info to anyone. We entrusted this info to you because we might need you in the future to help us with our Salem problem" said Ozpin in a serious tone.

"I get it. Trust me, if Salem is as bad as you say, then... I don't want to drag my friends into it. I... don't want them to die on my watch" said Rex in a sincere and serious tone.

"Good to see you still understand how grave our situation is. Now I'll let you go on your way" said Ozpin, as Rex nodded and got on the elevator and began making his way down.

Both of the teacher kept staring at the elevator until the doors closed. Then Glynda said, "Do you still think this is a good idea? What if Salem gets her hands on his powers? And why didn't we tell him about Amber?" she asked looking at her associate.

"To answer the first question, I don't know but what else should we do. Let him wander around Remnant without having any info on what's really out there and possibly die. Plus, he has no where else to go. He was lucky that he landed in the Emerald forest and not anywhere else. What could have happened if James found him first or Oum forbid... Salem. And for your second question, is I don't know if..." said Ozpin but rubbed his eyes in frustration.

But Glynda was able to pick up his words as she said "...if there could even be a slight chance that he could become Amber's next host for the powers, am I correct?"

"Yes" said Ozpin as he looked at the elevator and watched the light go down to the bottom.

"Oz, only women have been known to be able to inherit the maidens powers. Besides, Amber has suffered enough and I don't think attempting to see if he could inherit her power sits well with me. I especially don't like thinking about Amber dying anytime soon, and we end up losing the rest of the maidens powers to her assailant. Even if we only had one chance to try it, it would be only one chance, and it could fail and we'd lose the powers to her. And lord knows what chaos could follow if that ever happens " said Glynda as she took off her glasses and rubbed her face in frustration.

Ozpin had no answer to her response. She had a good point. They only had one chance if it came to transferring her powers to someone else. Even to a man for that matter. Oz did think that if it were possible for Amber's powers to transfer, they wouldn't have to worry about Rex losing a fight. But a man has never inherited the maidens powers before, ever. And if they worked hard to make it happen, it could still fail.

All this thinking was just frustrating Oz more as he leaned back in his seat and sighed in frustration at what was happening.


Meanwhile

Rex was riding down the elevator and as he did so, he began to think more on the info just given to him.

"So Salem does exist and if what Ozpin said is true about the relics, then I better find a way to stop her and fast. Lord knows when she'll try and get her hands on these relics and gather them all together. Right now, that is my main thing to worry about."

Just as his thoughts kept flooding his concentration, they were all stopped by the sound of the elevator dinging. The doors opened and just as he opened the doors, he was greeted by people he didn't expect.

Team CFVY.

Rex grew very nervous as most of them, minus Velvet, had serious looks on their faces. Rex then stepped out of the elevator and said "Oh- hey guys. Fancy seeing you here" in a slight nervous tone.

The group didn't say anything as it just made things more awkward for Rex.

Rex then began sidestepping as he said "Well, I've got to get to class. I'll see you guys around" as he began to turn and walk away but he was stopped my Yatsuhashi grabbing his jacket and lifting him up, bringing him back over to them.

Rex was surprised by his strength but became wary as he knew they wanted to talk to him. He sighed as he said "Ok, what is it you want to talk about?"

The team didn't move as Velvet was fidgeting around with her fingers, like she was nervous. Coco looked over at Velvet and nudged her shoulder, telling her to speak.

Velvet took a step forward and took a deep breath. She looked at Rex...

... and then wrapped her arms around him.

This took Rex by surprise as he didn't expect her to hug him like this. Even after knowing of his powers now.

Velvet then separated from him and said "Thank you, Rex."

"For what?" he asked.

"For stopping the White Fang" said Velvet with gratitude in her voice.

Rex then looked at the rest of her team and noticed that they were smiling at him now.

This confused Rex as he expected them to be wary of him now that they knew of his powers.

"I...don't understand. Why are you thanking me? Shouldn't you be, wary of me. After seeing the news. Knowing that I've lied to you the entire time I've been here" said Rex in a questioning tone.

The team gazed at each other and then back to Rex as Coco stepped up and said " Well admittedly, we were very shocked that you had abilities like that, that we saw on the news, but we soon overlooked it by what you were doing at the docks yesterday."

"Yea, the white fang has been a big reason that the world hates faunas. But when we saw you stopping them from whatever it was they were doing, it made Velvet happy" said Yatsuhashi.

"Yea, those White Fang scum have made the Faunus look bad but you showed them the what for" said Fox in a cheery attitude.

"We are still impressed and rather overwhelmed by what you can do, but you still did the right thing with those powers and stopped the White Fang from their evil plans. So, we don't really care as much as some other folks about keeping your powers a secret. We're just glad you're on our side. Not bad, kid" said Coco as she lowered her glasses and winked at him.

"Thank you, Rex. That was very brave of you to do that. The White Fang are notorious criminals. Even the best huntsmen would hesitate to take them on. But you did so with such ease. Those jerks needed to be taken down a few pegs. Glad you were the one to do it" said Velvet with gratitude in her voice.

Rex chuckled as he hugged her back and said "Eh, someone had to stop them. No criminals while I'm on the job" as he pointed his thumb on his right pectoral.

"Good to know there's someone like you in this world" said Velvet as she hugged him.

Being hugged again and seeing that they didn't care that he kept his powers a secret made Rex feel a bit more, relaxed than before. All seemed to going fine for Rex at this point.

"HEYYY YOU" yelled a loud voice.

Ah, irony. So we meet again.

The loud voice made Rex jump a bit as he turned around and was grabbed by his shirt and made to face the loud voice.

It was Cardin Winchester, with his teammates standing behind him from a small distance.

Rex groaned as he saw his face and said "Ugh. What do you want?"

"I saw you on the news. You had those powers this whole time and yet you never used them to fight me weeks ago. Were you looking down on me?! You think that you're that good?!" yelled Cardin, managing to grab the attention of others students around them.

"Look, I have my reasons for keeping my powers a secret from everyone, so of course I wasn't going to use them" said Rex in his defense but then grew a smirk as he continued saying "Beside, I didn't need them to take you down" in his cheeky way.

This made Cardin grit his teeth in anger as he yelled "Don't you be smug with me, punk" as he then swung his left fist towards Rex, but Rex managed to dodge his attack and slapped his chin with an uppercut. Cardin stepped back as he held his chin.

"GRRR. You little runt" growled Cardin as he then ran at Rex trying to tackle him but Rex quickly jumped up as Cardin flew right underneath him. Rex then brought his legs down and slammed them on Cardin's back. Cardin groaned as he hit the floor.

The class was shocked by this fight that just happened but some were even more worried since it was Rex that was fighting Cardin.

"Ugh. You little. You're still not fighting me with your powers. Stop thinking you're better than me" yelled Cardin as he then brought his foldable mace out and was about to swing at Rex, making Velvet gasp as well as some other students. But something happened that surprised everyone.

Rex had formed his right Smack hand and managed to grab his mace and didn't even move from catching it.

Seeing his full powers out made some people step back, which Rex took notice and sighed a little as he expected people to act like this.

He then yanked Cardin's mace away and dropped it to the side of him, making Cardin step back a bit.

"Knock it off, will ya" said Rex in a serious tone, meaning that he had no time to fight with Cardin. But this just made Cardin grunt in frustration.

"This guy thinks he's such a hot shot just because he can grow metal out of his body. Well I'll show him" thought Cardin as he then began to run forward and tried to swing a right hook at Rex. But just as that happened, the elevator rang but the two boys didn't notice.

And before Cardin could attack Rex, he was surrounded by a familiar purple aura.

"Mr. Winchester, what are you doing?! You cannot just attack a student unprovoked like that!" shouted Glynda as she stepped out of the elevator, making Cardin glare at her as she moved him away from Rex.

"This little runt has been lying to us this whole time. He's had these powers the whole time he's been here and that doesn't make you suspicious at all of him" said Cardin, making the whole room go silent again.

"What are you implying Mr. Cardin?" asked Glynda with a "your answer better be good or else" tone.

"For all we know, he's a part of the White Fang since he loves Faunus so much" replied Cardin, making everyone go hush.

"That's not true at all" yelled a voice in defense, which Rex and the students turned to see it was Velvet.

"He's not a part of the White Fang. I mean, you saw the news right. He defeated them and stopped whatever their plans were. Plus, the white fang would never side with a human" said Velvet in defense of Rex.

"If you only knew" thought Rex as he was still surprised that she was defending him like that. Even after he kept his powers a secret from them.

"Yea, he's a good guy" said another voice, which Rex turned and saw it was his own teammates standing by them. He then saw them walk over to him and stand in front of him.

"Rex may still have strange powers but he's still a nice guy" said Ruby, trying to make everyone understand.

"Yea. Who are you guys to judge him based on his powers alone!? He's a better guy than Cardin any day" said Yang in defense.

"The White Fang have made all the faunas in this world look bad, but Rex took them down and stopped their evil plans. They needed to be taken down a few pegs. We should be glad we have someone like him to do it" said Blake, with a hint of gratitude in her voice.

After Blake spoke, a silence filled the room as some of the students began to murmur amongst themselves. The group then looked over at Weiss, who was just standing with her arms crossed.

Yang then nudged her arms and said "Weiss, say something" as he pointed at the group of students watching them.

Weiss sighed as she stepped forward and took a deep breath.

"Rex...is far from a perfect person" said Weiss bluntly, making the group look at her with shock in their faces.

"What is she doing?!" whispered Ruby.

"He's annoying, irresponsible, and he can be very lazy at times, especially when its comes to our school work. Not to mention he has a tendency to make jokes when they aren't necessary..." said Weiss, bluntly.

Rex had deactivated his build and began to worry what more she was going to insult about him.

"But... he's hard working, athletic, and has been very helpful in saving us from time to time. I too will admit that I was one of you that had nothing but questions about him but I then realized that if I was in his situation, I too would want to keep powers like those a secret so don't think that he's someone to be suspicious about and be happy that he's on our side" said Weiss in a serious tone.

Hearing this made the students murmur amongst themselves, and this made Rex feel a bit nervous.

But all that nervousness was stopped by Cardin saying "Yea, but what are those powers of his exactly? There aren't a semblance that I've ever seen before. So if you say that he's not a bad guy, then I don't suppose he wouldn't mind showing us what he can do with those powers of his. I mean, its already out in the open so surely he can show us more of what he can do. In... lets say... a battling match" as smirked as he looked over at Rex, who was surprised by this declaration of battle.

Glynda was shocked by this as she said "Mr. Winchester. You can not just start making such..."

"Alright, I'll do it" said a voice, to which Glynda turned to face it, which it was Rex who said it.

"I'll do your little battle, but... let's make a wager to this battle" said Rex in confidence.

Cardin smirked as he thought "I've got you now" but said "Alright, what kind of wager is it?"

"If you win, I'll leave this school and never step foot on its grounds again" declared Rex as he pointed at Cardin.

"But if I win, the next Faunus you insult, bully, or even speak ill of the faunas race, then you'll be expelled from the school, along with your teammates. Oh, and every time you come to your classes, you have to sing this song" said Rex as he pulled out some paper and began writing on it.

He then came close to Cardin and showed him the song.

It said:

Twinkle twinkle, I'm so dumb.

I am just a big fat bum

You should push me down some stairs

Then we'll see what's really fair

As I'm falling down the stairs

Everyone will say "who cares."

Cardin saw this and scoffed as he said "You can't be serious."

"Oh? Is that the sound of coward backing out of a fight he knows he's lost?" teased Rex as he leaned in with his hand around his ear.

Cardin grunted as he said "Fine. Its a deal. Tomorrow, in Goodwitch's next class, we'll settle this" said Cardin as he turned around and walked away as his team followed him, while chuckling.

Glynda looked back at the group of students still standing around and said "Alright, that's enough. Back to class" as she whipped her crop against the floor, making the students flinch and walk away.

She then turned around and faced Rex and stormed her way over to him and said "What are you thinking?! Challenging a battle like that!"

"Hey, my secrets out so there's no point in trying to hide it now. Plus this'll get him to stop bullying the faunas here" said Rex as he began walking away from her.

Glynda just groaned as she pinched the bridge of her nose and said "That boy."


Beacon Amphitheater (June 22)

It was the next day, and as expected, Rex was getting scolded at by Weiss for acting foolish like that but he brushed her off.

Hearing his wager for Cardin, Blake thanked him for standing up for the faunas again.

Yang and Ruby began making a banner for the battle tomorrow but they hid it from him as they wanted it to be a surprise for him.

Now the students that were in Glynda Goodwitch's class, along with a few spectators, were waiting with anticipation for the battle that was about to happen.

Soon Dr. Oobleck stepped in and said "All right students! We are gather here today to have an official match between Rex Salazar and Team CRDL" acting as an official announcer.

"I quite agree my old friend. Hopefully, this will settle any and all differences the two teams. Well what, part of a team vs a full team, may have" added Professor Port, acting as the second announcer.

Soon Rex walked up to one side of the stage area and team CRDL went to the other one.

"Now, the rules of this match are simple. You must not strike a killing blow if your Aura is the depleted into the red or knocked out at any time you have lost. It's simple as that" said Dr. Oobleck as everyone in the Amphitheater began cheering for the official fight of Rex vs Team CRDL.

All of the Faunus students, mostly the faunas and sometimes the female humans, were cheering on Rex as they were holding banners of his team name with pictures of them. Apparently, the word spread to the entire school and the students seemed to admire his wager about Cardin never making fun of faunas again. Plus, some of the girls found him to be very handsome, which seemed to annoy Yang a little.

Wonder why?

Rex saw this and couldn't help but blush and rubbed the back of his head as he was touched and flattered of the fangirls as they began to cheer and he was happy that some of the students here didn't seem to care nor be intimidated by his powers as heard them yell :

"LET'S GO REX! LET'S GO! *Clap, Clap. Clap,clap,clap* LET'S GO REX! LET'S GO!" *Clap, Clap. Clap,clap,clap*

Rex then began to wave at his fangirls as he appreciate their cheering. They they then turned attention to the other members of Team RRWBY, JNPR, and CFVY as they too were cheering for him.

Ruby, Yang, and Nora, being the more boisterous of their group of friends, were proudly and loudly cheering whilst waving a rather large banner that stated in bright orange letters, "GO REX! KICK TEAM CRDL'S BUTT!"

And, they were also holding flags that they were waving at Rex. The flag was Orange and silver with a gear on it and his name next to it.

Locking eyes with them, Rex chuckled at their excitement and waved to them. His eyes trailed over to Weiss who was trying to look as uninterested as she could, though it was clear from the smirk on her face that she had all the confidence that Rex could defeat Team CRDL.

His eyes then traveled to meet with their only male friends, Ren, who only nodded at him in acknowledgement, Jaune, who raised his fist in the air cheering for him, Fox giving him a thumbs up, and Yatsuhashi with his fists together and bowing in respect of his underclassmen.

Then, his eyes locked with Pyrrha and Blake, as they shared a silent nod with Blake, the feline Faunus offering a smile and a wave of the flag that bore the gear signature. And, Pyrrha, who was waving his flag with his Team Name on it.

Finally, he then turned his eyes at their seniors, Velvet and Coco, who were also cheering for him loudly. Velvet waving her flag with his gear logo on it. Coco, who was actually also cheering for him to kick Cardin's butt to make him pay for hurting her teammate. And other Faunus.

Needless to say, Coco was actually excited to see what he could do with his powers. And she knew that if her could take down airships with ease, then he could show Team CRDL who's boss.

Rex soon finished acknowledging his fangirls including Ruby, Yang, Nora, Pyrrha, Blake, Coco, Velvet, and possibly... Weiss as he then turned around to face his opponents, Team CRDL, as they were preparing themselves for combat.

"You know this is your chance to back out. Need I remind you of the last time I beat your sorry butt?" taunted Rex with a cocky smile as Cardin now had a sneer on his face.

"You're going to regret that, you freak! And you won't be able to stop me from showing the Faunus in this school their place" shouted Cardin angrily, making his already short popularity fall even further.

Glynda was watching their argument from the sidelines and just groaned as she said "Ozpin, this is Madness! You are the headmaster, stop this right now!" as she demanded Oz to stop this.

"Normally I would, but I think that they'll continue to fight and bring even more destruction on their own time, if I don't. Plus, this could be a good way of showing the students that they can trust Rex. That he is a good person. Plus, I already know who's going to win. And this will show people that he's not a bully like Cardin and maybe the Faunus in this school will start getting more respect here " replied Ozpin, as he began to walk away from Glynda and heading to the stage.

Play Revolution by Orange here (Rex Salazar's Theme)

"Alright! If we are ready for this battle to start..." said Ozpin as he raised his arm up, making Rex and CRDL get ready. The girls cheered him on as they waited for the battle to start.

"Then if all contestants agree to their wager then let this battle" yelled Ozpin as the students waited in anticipation.

"...BEGIN" said Ozpin as he brought his arm down, starting the match.

"Don't worry, Ozpin. This'll be done in a minute" shouted Rex, as he then formed his Punk busters.

The class stared in awe at seeing his powers up close as Rex then slammed his left foot down, knocking his opponents to the ground from the sudden small earthquake.

Cardin grunted as he shouted "Don't think that'll stop me from crushing you!" as he kept swinging his mace at Rex's boots but it didn't even phase him.

"Sorry but I don't need a shoe shine" joked Rex as he swung his left foot forward and kicked Cardin across the stage.

His teammates, that were still on the ground from the tremor, saw Cardin go flying back.

"Cardin!" they all yelled as they then grabbed their weapons and began charging at Rex. Rex deactivated his boots and then, in a quick second, he turned to his side and then swung his right arm towards the other three members of CRDL and activated his Blaster Caster and swung his whip at them and manage to crash them into the board to the side of them.

The three members were surprised at how he manage to take them all out at once but also how forceful the whip was as their chests hurt from the impact.

Rex then deactivated his build as the three members dropped to the ground as the screen above showed their aura was in the red.

Cardin managed to get up and just saw his teammates fall to floor from Rex's attack. He then grabbed his mace and faced Rex, who just had a smirk on his face.

"Give up, Cardin! You've lost, your teammates are knocked out from just one slap to the side, and your Aura is near the red! Why don't you just give up?" stated Rex to the bully, pulling out the Smack Hands.

"Never! You and every freak will leave this school!" shouted Cardin, as he charged towards Rex.

"Ok I think this has gone on long enough! Time to finish this with a bang!" said Rex as he charged towards Cardin but as Cardin swung his mace, Rex swung his fists down to the ground and launched himself into the air as Cardin swung his mace down at where Rex use to be.

Cardin then felt something wrapped around his waist and began pulling him into the air as he managed to catch a glimpse of Rex.

He had reformed his Blaster caster and was lifting Cardin over his head. He then yanked the whip down and made Cardin crash onto the stage with a groan as the last of his aura depleted.

The battle was over.

Rex had won.

End Song.

The students and staff watched in awe as they saw Rex manage to take an entire team down with such ease. Soon the crowd roared with applause at Rex managing to win the battle. Now this meant Cardin had to stop bullying faunas's or say goodbye to Beacon.

"Yes, he won! Now we don't have to worry about Cardin anymore" said a random Faunus student as everyone rushed to the Arena to congratulate the hero.

Soon Ozpin stepped up onto the stage and said "This battle is over. Rex Salazar is the winner. And his wager shall now stand" as he turned to look at the downed Cardin Winchester.

"If Cardin ever insults the next faunas or the faunas race, he shall be expelled from the academy and shall never be a huntsman again. Along with his teammates" said Ozpin in a loud voice as Cardin just groaned in pain.

"Now, head to your next classes. This match is over" said Ozpin as he began to walk off stage but not before walking past Rex and said "Not a bad way to win people over. I'm sure you can handle a few hecklers but I'm proud to see how you wanted to win people over. Well done, my boy" as he walked off the stage.

As some people began to leave, Ruby zoomed her way through the crowd and ran up to hug Rex as tight as she could as Yang joined her.

"That was amazing. It was so cool to see your powers again. I knew you would win. Plus, I win 100 lien" said Ruby as she made a wager with someone that Rex would win.

"Yea, I knew a strong stud like you could never lose an easy fight like that" teased Yang as she hugged him tight, her breasts squished up against him, making him blush.

But the two of them kept hugging him so tight, he felt like he couldn't breathe anymore.

"I see a beautiful light, is that my ancestors?" asked Rex, dramatically as he felt his soul leaving his body.

"Stop being so overdramatic" replied Weiss, walking towards him and the two half-sisters.

While the two girls were hugging him, Rex's fangirls and admirers were whispering words about the blonde brawler such as "skank" and "hussy", signifying their jealousy and anger. But Yang just glared at them and made them walk away.

The girls soon let go of him as he noticed another group walking towards them, Coco and her crew. With Velvet putting away what looked like a camera.

Velvet soon walked over to Rex and then gave him a big hug.

"Thank you Rex. You've done it again" said Velvet with gratitude in her voice.

"What did I do again?" asked Rex.

"Protect us Faunus. You not only stood up to Cardin and his bullying ways twice but you also took down a part of the White Fang, who has made us other faunas look bad. So thank you Rex" said Velvet as she let go of Rex.

He then heard Coco step up as she gave him a playful slug to the shoulder and said "Not bad kid. Cardin deserved that defeat. And that wager you gave him. You're alright, man" as she winked at him.

"I couldn't agree more. Velvet was happy that you defended her like that. You're alright in my book" said Fox as Yatsuhashi just nodded and hummed in agreement.

But all their cheers and gratitude were stopped by Glynda saying "Alright class. That may have been impressive but you still have classes to go to. So get to them" in her demanding tone.

The two teams listened to what she said and began to leave the building.

Rex walked along side Team CFVY as Coco said "You know what. For supporting the Faunus and teaching Cardin a lesson, I'm taking you shopping at one of my favorite shops out in Vale. Cause we seriously need to find you some new clothes. Seriously, that coat is not doing you any favors", which Rex scoff as he looked down at his jacket in dismay.

"What's wrong with my coat? I happen to think its awesome" said Rex as he pointed his nose in the air at her.

Coco just lowered her glasses as she said "Honey, I know fashion when I see it and your fashion says "I buy my clothes at the discount store I avoid at the mall" " as she smirked at her jab, making everyone gasp at her insulting his clothing like that.

Rex was surprised at her jab at him and tried to think of a comeback but all he said was "Yea, well your fashion says that I'm trying too hard to look like I'm rich."

Coco just scoffed as she said "At least I try to look good."

Rex just groaned as he said "Hey, I can look good in anything. Even a potato sack, I can pull off", trying to keep his confidence up.

"Who's to say you're not wearing one now?" said Coco as she smirked at him, as Rex just grew an annoyed face at her throwing insults at him.

"There's no talking you out of this, huh?" said Rex in a tone that said he knew the answer and felt silly for asking.

"Not a chance, robot boy" said Coco, as Rex just sighed in defeat as he felt a hand on his shoulder, as he saw Velvet was the one who did it.

"Trust us, Rex. When it comes to fashion, Coco won't take no for an answer if shopping for someone. We've all fallen that same fate" said Velvet in a slight defeated tone.

Rex just chuckled slightly as he then said "But... I don't have any money" as he pulled out his pockets, showing how empty they were.

"Eh, for standing up for a friend of mine, I'll pay for them myself. But try and bleed me dry, I will hunt you down, rip out that metal in your body, and sell them so I can get back that money" said Coco as she pointed ominously at him.

Rex held up his hands as he said "Alright, alright. Put the finger down before you jab my eye with it."

Coco just smiled as she and her team, along with Rex and his, kept walking away from the class.

Glynda then followed them as she saw them walking away as she saw Ozpin was by the door as well. She then said "He's overconfident, stubborn, and honestly worries me sometimes. Not to mention he doesn't understand how dust works and even a kid could understand it better..."

"But" said Ozpin, in his cheeky way, knowing the Glynda had something else to say.

Glynda sighed as she said "But he is a great fighter and seems to be a reliable friend. He doesn't treat the Faunus like their strangers like Cardin and his teammates, and some of the students here seem to not mind his powers. So I guess, he's not a egomaniac as others are. And people seem to be respecting him. Key word, some. But he still has some things to work on" as she watched the two groups walk away, congratulating Rex on winning.

"Indeed, but, in due time, I think he'll be a great fighter in the future. Even if its not in his home world" said Ozpin as he began walking to his office.

Glynda chuckled a little as she said "Indeed" as she walked back into her room for her next class.